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After introductory remarks on similarity laws to be satisfied in wind tunnel experiments simulating small-scale meteorological processes, mean and turbulence characteristics of wind tunnel boundary layers are presented and compared with the characteristics of the atmospheric boundary layer. The results are used to evaluate the possibilities and limitations of physical modeling of pollutant dispersion in general. In the second part of the paper, the potential of wind tunnels to solve micro-meteorological problems of real practical interest will be demonstrated. The example involves the investigation of the effects of building downwash on ground-level concentrations for flue gases discharged from natural draft wet cooling towers.
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Schatzmann, M., König, G. & Lohmeyer, O.A. Wind tunnel modeling of small-scale meteorological processes. Boundary-Layer Meteorol 41, 241–249 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00120441
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